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Registered investment advisers, the advisors registered through them, the capital they report, the private vehicles they run and the people who own them, as a graph with a filing date behind every number. RAUM is what the adviser filed, a move is two registration dates, and a class is a rule you can read.

Former SEC-registered adviser

Vivaldi Asset Management, LLC

Former SEC-registered adviserChicago, IllinoisCRD 168884SEC 801-78504IAPD
Legal name Vivaldi Asset Management LLC
Latest filing Mar 29, 2021
First filing on the tape Aug 22, 2013 · 12 filings
RAUM
$786M
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
89%
of RAUM
Private clients
0.0%
$0 individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
22
10 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
1
beyond the principal office
Private funds
0
reported on Schedule D
History
12 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$786M as of Mar 29, 2021
Mar 13, 2014$21.0M then
HNW client RAUM: no history
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)2 as of Mar 29, 2021
Mar 13, 20140 then
Employees (5.A)22 as of Mar 29, 2021
Mar 13, 20145 then
Private funds: no history
RAUM -13% over the last fiscal year-8.3% a year over threeIARs 2 to 2offices 2 to 1
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 29, 2021; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
$393MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
unknownderivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
unknownderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$157MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
89%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
11.0derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
1.0derived2 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
-13%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
unknownderived
Compensation
percentage of assetsreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
portfolio management for investment companies, selection of other advisersreportedItem 5.G
Ownership
no PE, bank or public-company owner found on Schedule Aderived
Advisor book size
not public; not estimatedreported
Also answered yes on Form ADV
  • has discretionary authority over which securities are bought or sold (8.C.1)
  • receives research or other products from a broker-dealer, soft dollars (8.E)
  • compensates persons for client referrals (8.G.1)
  • compensates non-employees for client referrals (8.G.2)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • Investment companies$786M100%
Individual clients
0reported
HNW clients
0reported
Pension plan clients
0reported
Charitable clients
0reported
Accounts
5reported
Financial planning clients
0reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUMreported
Class basis
absent from the latest SEC rosterderived
Advisors registered through the firm
0 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
No representative is registered through this CRD on IAPD.
Advisor movement
Left, latest
none on the tape
    Joined, latest
    none on the tape
      Private funds
      No private fund reported.
      Owners and control persons
      Schedule A and B, latest filing
      • D Marc Bassewitz · Chief Compliance Officer/General Counselcontrol
        since 01/2019 · owns less than 5%
      • Samual Chad Eisenberg · Chief Operating Officercontrol
        since 08/2013 · owns less than 5%
      • Lawrence Randal Golden · Co-Founder/Chief Financial Officercontrol
        since 08/2013 · owns less than 5%
      • Lee Scott Hergott · Head Of Research/Co-Ciocontrol
        since 08/2013 · owns less than 5%
      • Dillon Michael Peck · President/Co-Ciocontrol
        since 08/2013 · owns less than 5%
      • Alan David Sternberg · Co-Founder/Ceocontrol
        since 08/2013 · owns less than 5%
      • Alan David Sternberg · Ownercontrol
        since 12/2011 · owns 75% or more of Aaj Ventures Inc
      Entity owners
      • Vivaldi Holdings, LLC · Member
        direct · owns 75% or more
      • Aaj Ventures Inc · Member
        indirect · owns 25% to 50% of Vivaldi Holdings, LLC
      Related persons
      Schedule D 7.A
      Offices
      Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
      • Fort Wayne, IN2 employees
      What changed
      consecutive filings, newest first
      • Advisory employees · 9 to 10
        Mar 27, 2020 to Mar 29, 2021
      • Employees · 21 to 22
        Mar 27, 2020 to Mar 29, 2021
      • Other offices · 2 to 1
        Mar 27, 2020 to Mar 29, 2021
      • Discretionary RAUM · $905M to $699M
        Mar 27, 2020 to Mar 29, 2021
      • Non-discretionary RAUM · $0 to $87.2M
        Mar 27, 2020 to Mar 29, 2021
      • RAUM · $905M to $786M
        Mar 27, 2020 to Mar 29, 2021
      • Accounts · 6 to 5
        Feb 22, 2019 to Mar 27, 2020
      • BD registered reps · 3 to 4
        Feb 22, 2019 to Mar 27, 2020
      • Insurance-licensed employees · 0 to 2
        Feb 22, 2019 to Mar 27, 2020
      • State-registered IARs · 3 to 2
        Feb 22, 2019 to Mar 27, 2020
      • Discretionary RAUM · $856M to $905M
        Feb 22, 2019 to Mar 27, 2020
      • RAUM · $856M to $905M
        Feb 22, 2019 to Mar 27, 2020
      • Advisory employees · 12 to 9
        Mar 29, 2018 to Feb 22, 2019
      • BD registered reps · 4 to 3
        Mar 29, 2018 to Feb 22, 2019
      • Employees · 22 to 21
        Mar 29, 2018 to Feb 22, 2019
      • State-registered IARs · 1 to 3
        Mar 29, 2018 to Feb 22, 2019
      • Discretionary RAUM · $1.0B to $856M
        Mar 29, 2018 to Feb 22, 2019
      • RAUM · $1.0B to $856M
        Mar 29, 2018 to Feb 22, 2019
      • Related bank · false to true
        Mar 31, 2017 to Mar 28, 2018
      • Accounts · 3 to 6
        Mar 31, 2017 to Mar 28, 2018
      • Advisory employees · 14 to 12
        Mar 31, 2017 to Mar 28, 2018
      • Advisory activities · 1 to 2
        Mar 31, 2017 to Mar 28, 2018
      • BD registered reps · 3 to 4
        Mar 31, 2017 to Mar 28, 2018
      • Charity clients · unset to 0.0
        Mar 31, 2017 to Mar 28, 2018
      • Corporate clients · unset to 0.0
        Mar 31, 2017 to Mar 28, 2018
      • HNW clients · unset to 0.0
        Mar 31, 2017 to Mar 28, 2018
      • Individual clients · unset to 0.0
        Mar 31, 2017 to Mar 28, 2018
      • Pension plan clients · unset to 0.0
        Mar 31, 2017 to Mar 28, 2018
      • Pooled vehicle clients · unset to 0.0
        Mar 31, 2017 to Mar 28, 2018
      • Employees · 24 to 22
        Mar 31, 2017 to Mar 28, 2018
      • State-registered IARs · 0 to 1
        Mar 31, 2017 to Mar 28, 2018
      • Other offices · unset to 2.0
        Mar 31, 2017 to Mar 28, 2018
      • Discretionary RAUM · $700M to $1.0B
        Mar 31, 2017 to Mar 28, 2018
      • RAUM · $700M to $1.0B
        Mar 31, 2017 to Mar 28, 2018
      • Accounts · 4 to 3
        Jan 27, 2016 to Mar 31, 2017
      • Advisory employees · 8 to 14
        Jan 27, 2016 to Mar 31, 2017
      • BD registered reps · 4 to 3
        Jan 27, 2016 to Mar 31, 2017
      • Employees · 21 to 24
        Jan 27, 2016 to Mar 31, 2017
      • Legal name · VIVALDI ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC to VIVALDI ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC
        Jan 27, 2016 to Mar 31, 2017
      • Discretionary RAUM · $177M to $700M
        Jan 27, 2016 to Mar 31, 2017
      Signals
      4 dated events
      • D Marc Bassewitz (Chief Compliance Officer/General Counsel) appeared on Schedule A of Vivaldi Asset Management, Llc
        Feb 22, 2019 · Control person joined · fact
      • Marie Michelle Comella (Chief Compliance Officer/General Counsel) no longer on Schedule A of Vivaldi Asset Management, Llc (listed 2018-03-29, absent 2019-02-22)
        Feb 22, 2019 · Control person left · inference
      • Vivaldi Asset Management, Llc reported RAUM $1.0B, up 46% from $699.8M (2017-03-31 to 2018-03-28)
        Mar 28, 2018 · RAUM change · derived
      • Vivaldi Asset Management, Llc filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
        Aug 22, 2013 · First SEC registration · fact
      Across DFX
      shared identifiers only, never a name match
      No identifier-backed link to the venture, private equity, family office or sponsor graphs.
      Provenance
      Form ADV
      SEC filing data 2011 to 2024 and the monthly roster 2025 onreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
      Advisors
      IAPD individual compilation feed, dailyreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
      Class
      Former SEC-registered adviserderiveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
      RAUM per advisor
      n/aderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
      Loaded
      Sep 14, 2026